5 to 7

A struggling New York writer (Anton Yelchin) finds a new perspective on life when he begins an affair with a married French woman (Bérénice Marlohe) who is only free between the hours of 5 and 7pm. Sitting somewhere between a soppy romantic comedy and a Woody Allen film, this debut written and directed by Mad Men producer Victor Levin makes no pretension to realism - which is exactly why it is so enjoyable. Yelchin is an affable lead, wandering naively into an unorthodox arrangement with Marlohe, who plays the kind of beguiling siren that only seems to exist in movies. Meanwhile, the script's lack of subtlety is forgiveable in such an unashamedly romantic setting, and the film's moments of sweeping whimsy are punctuated by hilarious appearances from Glenn Close and Frank Langella as Yelchin's bickering parents. Filmed in soft focus and with a swooning soundtrack, 5 to 7 is a glorious Manhattan fairy tale, possessing enough charm to gloss over its flaws.